Douglas township, Appanoose County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 21.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 188 (all rural)
Males: 92 | (48.9%) |
Females: 96 | (51.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 188 (150 owner occupied, 38 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 20% |
State: | 28% |
Races in Douglas township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.5%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
Median age of males: 40.0
Median age of females: 39.0
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Average household size: 2.61
Douglas township: | 2.6 people |
Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.00
Douglas township: | $39,500 |
Iowa: | $52,229 |
Here: | $396 |
State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $79,223 (it was $49,300 in 2000)
: | $79,223 |
Iowa: | $126,900 |
Population density: 9 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 4.1% |
Whole state: | 9.1% |
This township: | 0.4% |
Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Bryant Cemetery (1), Salem Cemetery (2), Haynes Cemetery (3), Martin Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Snort Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
77% of Douglas township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 616
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 53
- South: 40
- West: 21
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $162,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.4%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 187
- Mobile homes: 111
Median worth of mobile homes: $22,700
Housing units in Douglas township with a mortgage: 61 (20 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 30
- Metal and metal products (32%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (16%)
- Construction (13%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Food (5%)
- Plastics and rubber products (5%)
- Educational services (37%)
- Health care (30%)
- Plastics and rubber products (11%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Social assistance (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (26%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (16%)
- Business operations specialists (11%)
- Customer service representatives (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Life, physical, and social science technicians (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (19%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (19%)
- Postsecondary teachers (11%)
- Registered nurses (11%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Douglas township:
- United States or American (51.9%)
- German (5.0%)
- Czech (4.2%)
- Dutch (1.8%)
- Italian (1.5%)
- Scottish (1.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 333 (82%)
- Carpooled: 73 (18%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (43%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (35%)
- Utility gas (11%)
- Wood (10%)
97.8% of residents of Douglas township speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 730- In family households: 645 (162 male householders, 43 female householders)
179 spouses, 229 children (211 natural, 18 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 8 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 12 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 85 (48 male householders (35 living alone)), 18 female householders (18 living alone)), 19 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 82 2-persons, 47 3-persons, 49 4-persons, 21 5-persons, 6 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 53 1-person, 10 2-persons, 3 4-persons,
38 married couples with children.
7 single-parent households (2 men, 5 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4
Here: | 4.5% |
Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6
Here: | 14.6% |
Iowa: | 25.4% |